My Class Kit Debuts At CMK!

I am so excited...a mini album I designed is debuting as a class kit for Create My Keepsake. Here are some pictures:



And here is some information about the kit:

On occasion we will prepare special project kits or holiday themed kits just for our kit members! This month our Design Team Member Tina Albertson has prepared a special project kit just for you! This kit is perfect for your little prince or princess. It would also make a great gift album for any new parents. We have 2 versions available (boy and girl) and quantities are very limited.

The project kit comes complete with all the materials you will need to finish an entire mini album. All you need to add is adhesive and a journaling pen! Here is what you will receive:

(2) Bazzill Bling Black Tie cardstock
(6) Scenic Route Hampton patterned papers that are doubled sided
(1) Pack of Scenic Route Hampton Coordinating Chipboard
(1) Creative Imaginations Bare Elements Nicole Chipboard Album (6"x6")
(2) Heidi Swapp coordinating bling stickers
(1) set of step by step instructions complete with color photos!
*Please note...photos are provided for the girl version only. The boy kit contains exactly the same products except they were assembled using the blue and green papers and chipboard sets from the Hampton Collection.

Project Kit is: $23.00

More information can be found at: http://www.createmykeepsake.com/home.php?cat=643

Another Cool Find At Target

Who would have thought that deco scissors would make such a big comeback LOL??? Anyway, I was perusing Target's dollar section as I do each week when I came across these scalloped scissors. They are "smaller" than the large ones found at Dollar Tree and the "normal" Fiskars size. Of course I had to pick some up...love me some scallop!!!


We have been having a lot of fun outside. Chloe loves it and cries everythime it is time to come in. Chad told the girls the other day that is was OK to turn on the hose to play in the sand. UM, hello???? What was he thinking? This was the result of that mess:



Chloe loves the swingset. She has graduated from the baby swing and is obsessed with flying on her belly using the "big girl" swing :) :) Love that girl!


And this is "Sammy the Seal" as Hanna calls him. She asked if he could stay the night in the house, haha. I gently informed her that pool floats have a home in the barn, not in her bed. She was sad and disappointed but is ok now :)

Visual DNA?

I saw this cool thing on several blogs now. It is called "Visual DNA" and I just had to try it. You get to go through several options to choose your "likes" and "dislikes" and then the site puts it into this cool little slideshow for you:

Read my VisualDNA™ Get your own VisualDNA™

So this is my "visual DNA", my favorite would have to be the "this is gross" slide, haha!!

We bought Taylor a "big girl bike" at Walmart last night. Surprisingly enough she taught herself how to ride w/o training wheels on her old itty bitty bike. Her poor knees were slapping the handlebars. So we picked her out a purple and pink girly girl bike complete with sparkly tassles, ornaments on the spokes, and a "must have" zippered pouch on the front to store all the treasures of a 7 year old :)

Have you seen the new kits at They are simply fabulous and Rebecca is adding more kits for the month of July.

I have been having fun using the new "Love, Elsie" line by KI Memories. Here is a fun layout I did last night:


Toodles (OMG haven't said that in FOREVER, haha) for now!!!